The 2023 US Open Cup Round of 16 brought the goods this week as USL sides showed up their MLS rivals, and teams battled it out on the run to the quarterfinals set for June 6.
Here’s what went down for the clubs pursuing glory, cash awards, silver for the clubhouse cases, and most important of all – a coveted spot in the 2024 Concacaf Champions League.
We have our first Cupset!
For as sturdy as the Crew might’ve looked in the badges of old, it was good old-fashioned steel from the Pittsburgh Riverhounds that toppled them – a sizable shock coming from the USL club.
The Crew put in the…